D-Day Invasion Aboard The Chase May 1944
Don Whitehead recalls the May 28 1944 move from London to Weymouth aboard the Chase and the Normandy landings. He and Ernie Pyle wait with reporters, listen to Gen Eisenhower and Col George Taylor, and witness the first six hours on Omaha Beach with gunfire, chaos, and fallen soldiers.
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The
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Operation Won’t Stop Gale Storm
Hollywood AP reports Gale Storm 37 underwent Monday surgery for a ruptured spinal disc. Surgeons corrected her spine and fused two vertebrae. several episodes had been filmed in advance while she recovers for her television series.
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Hollywood
Gale Storm
Locksmith Wins Contest Choose $10 000 Over Dream Year in Paris
Alfred Charron a 63 year old locksmith chose $10 000 over a dream year with all expenses paid after solving about 50 photo puzzles for L Aurore. He plans to retire now and share the winnings with his son and three grandsons. The paper gained circulation and a bet by publisher Robert Lazurick was settled.
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Alfred Charron
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L'Aurore
Bardot
Robert Lazurick
Lazurick
L’aurore
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